ลุกมา
lúk-maaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] get up and come (toward speaker)
To rise from sitting or lying and move toward the speaker.
Examples
หนูnŏoหนูnŏo1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)ๆ-ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare upมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toตรงนั้นdtrong nánตรงนั้นdtrong nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
Kids, get up from there and come sit here quickly.
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พอpɔɔเขาkǎoเห็นhěnฉันchǎnเดินมาdəən-maaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ลุกlúkมาจากmaa-jàakเก้าอี้gâo-îiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทักทายták-taai
When he saw me walking over, he got up from his chair to greet me.
Can someone please get up and come open the door?
คุณยายkun-yaaiนอนnɔɔnดูทีวีduu-tii-wiiอยู่yùuพอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangหลานlǎanก็gɔ̂รีบrîipลุกมาlúk-maaหาhǎaที่tîiหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan
Grandma was lying down watching TV, but when she heard her grandchild's voice, she quickly got up and came to the front of the house.
Stand up and come here, it's better to stand and talk over here.
Suddenly, he stood up and came to us in the middle of the conversation circle.
ทำไมtam-maiเธอtəəถึงtʉ̌ngลุกมาlúk-maaหาhǎaเราraoตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiทุกคนtúk-konกำลังgam-langนั่งnângอยู่yùu
Why did you stand up and come to us while everyone else was sitting?
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเพลงชาติpleeng-châatไทยtaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ลุกมาlúk-maaข้างหน้าkâang-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp
When he heard the Thai national anthem, he stood up and came forward to show respect.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lúk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare up[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)Part 1
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
ลุกมาlúk-maaลุกมาlúk-maa[to] get up and come (toward speaker)[to] get up and come (toward speaker)Word